Jun 28, 2014, 2:30 pm
Last edit by: Chelski
If you buy GCs when they are not on promotion, you get no gas points. Zero, Zero, Zero. NOT 1X.
Current GC Promotion: None (so you will get zero gas points for buying Amex, Visa, or MC gift cards)
Stop & Shop (S&S) and Giant Food Stores (Giant) offer points for purchases which can be redeemed for discounts off gas purchases at select gas stations. The rules are different depending on whether you shop at S&S or Giant and within the Giant chain, the rules vary by your location.
Feel free to update this Wiki or suggest improvements. The goal is to help all of us spend less on gas!
S&S Gas Rewards website
Giant Gas Rewards website
IMPORTANT: Giant Food Stores, LLC and Giant of Maryland, LLC are different chains and the rules are different for redemption! For a great explanation of why they are different read Post #839.
Current S&S promo: none
Current Giant (PA) promo: 2X points on AMEX ends 12/10
Current Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promo: none
Past S&S promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
Past Giant (PA) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/22/14 - 7/12/14 4x for VGC purchase
6/07/15 - 6/13/15 3x for VGC purchase
7/5/15 - 7/11/15 2x for VGC purchase
8/2/15 - 8/8/15 2x for VGC purchase
10/16/15 - 10/22/15 2x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
Past Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
FAQs
You need to obtain a Rewards card at the Customer Service desk before you can start getting gas rewards.
Cards that work are listed in the current circular. They do change occasionally. VISA and MC from Metabank or US Bank for $20-$500 (plus $5.95 fee) work. For GCs, if it meets the previous requirements, the packaging (blue, silver, birthday cake, etc.) doesn't matter! Check the issuing bank.
S&S and Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) allows you to redeem gas points only up to $2.20/gallon and points expire after 30 days. Giant PA can redeem full amount.
Points earned in one program cannot be used in another program, BUT there are reports that you can call Customer Service and x-fer points to the other programs. See post #512
S&S allows you to fill up more than once per day.
Giant may ask for your name and driver's license to write in a book if you make a certain level of purchases. Some stores it is for >$2k and some for $5k. YMMV.
You can access your Giant Gas Rewards online using the link at the top of the thread.
Most people report they can buy a single $500 MC or VISA at any register without an issue. Generally, if you spend more than $1,000 a manager will be required to come over to the register with a key. It's not been reported that this is an issue, just to be aware if the register is busy. You can go checkout at Customer Service to avoid this hassle.
Giant Eagle (Pittsburgh area) is not the same as Giant Food Stores and this deal doesn't work.
If you have more points than are required for your redemption they will remain in your account until they expire. i.e. If you have 10,000 points and you redeem 2,200 for a fillup, you will have 7,800 points left in your account.
If your bonus card is not scanned with your gift card purchase because of a system or cashier mistake, you can get the points manually added at the cust. svc desk at your local store. Show your receipt, and the employee may need reference to the gift card promo in the Giant sales flyer. It generally takes manually added points 24 hrs to post to your account.
[*]How do gas rewards work when gas is less than $2.20 (based on NoVA Shell stations)?
Giant deducts 2200 points from your account (usually) wishing 24 hours of your gas purchase. In the next 24-48 hours, Giant credits your account for the different between the actual gas price reduction and the 2209 points. Example: 1.999 gas has recently required (late Dec 2015/Jan 2016) paying $0.019 per gallon. Giant deducts 2200 points and then credits 220 ( 2.20 - 1.98; gas price adjusts down to account for the price you paid). The credited points get a new 30 days from starting in the credit date. This has been the case at three different Shell stations in NoVA using inside and pay at the pump. YMMV.
Current GC Promotion: None (so you will get zero gas points for buying Amex, Visa, or MC gift cards)
Stop & Shop (S&S) and Giant Food Stores (Giant) offer points for purchases which can be redeemed for discounts off gas purchases at select gas stations. The rules are different depending on whether you shop at S&S or Giant and within the Giant chain, the rules vary by your location.
Feel free to update this Wiki or suggest improvements. The goal is to help all of us spend less on gas!
S&S Gas Rewards website
Giant Gas Rewards website
IMPORTANT: Giant Food Stores, LLC and Giant of Maryland, LLC are different chains and the rules are different for redemption! For a great explanation of why they are different read Post #839.
Current S&S promo: none
Current Giant (PA) promo: 2X points on AMEX ends 12/10
Current Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promo: none
Past S&S promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
Past Giant (PA) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/22/14 - 7/12/14 4x for VGC purchase
6/07/15 - 6/13/15 3x for VGC purchase
7/5/15 - 7/11/15 2x for VGC purchase
8/2/15 - 8/8/15 2x for VGC purchase
10/16/15 - 10/22/15 2x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
Past Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
FAQs
You need to obtain a Rewards card at the Customer Service desk before you can start getting gas rewards.
Cards that work are listed in the current circular. They do change occasionally. VISA and MC from Metabank or US Bank for $20-$500 (plus $5.95 fee) work. For GCs, if it meets the previous requirements, the packaging (blue, silver, birthday cake, etc.) doesn't matter! Check the issuing bank.
S&S and Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) allows you to redeem gas points only up to $2.20/gallon and points expire after 30 days. Giant PA can redeem full amount.
Points earned in one program cannot be used in another program, BUT there are reports that you can call Customer Service and x-fer points to the other programs. See post #512
S&S allows you to fill up more than once per day.
Giant may ask for your name and driver's license to write in a book if you make a certain level of purchases. Some stores it is for >$2k and some for $5k. YMMV.
You can access your Giant Gas Rewards online using the link at the top of the thread.
Most people report they can buy a single $500 MC or VISA at any register without an issue. Generally, if you spend more than $1,000 a manager will be required to come over to the register with a key. It's not been reported that this is an issue, just to be aware if the register is busy. You can go checkout at Customer Service to avoid this hassle.
Giant Eagle (Pittsburgh area) is not the same as Giant Food Stores and this deal doesn't work.
If you have more points than are required for your redemption they will remain in your account until they expire. i.e. If you have 10,000 points and you redeem 2,200 for a fillup, you will have 7,800 points left in your account.
If your bonus card is not scanned with your gift card purchase because of a system or cashier mistake, you can get the points manually added at the cust. svc desk at your local store. Show your receipt, and the employee may need reference to the gift card promo in the Giant sales flyer. It generally takes manually added points 24 hrs to post to your account.
[*]How do gas rewards work when gas is less than $2.20 (based on NoVA Shell stations)?
Giant deducts 2200 points from your account (usually) wishing 24 hours of your gas purchase. In the next 24-48 hours, Giant credits your account for the different between the actual gas price reduction and the 2209 points. Example: 1.999 gas has recently required (late Dec 2015/Jan 2016) paying $0.019 per gallon. Giant deducts 2200 points and then credits 220 ( 2.20 - 1.98; gas price adjusts down to account for the price you paid). The credited points get a new 30 days from starting in the credit date. This has been the case at three different Shell stations in NoVA using inside and pay at the pump. YMMV.
Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases
Jul 8, 2014, 8:45 pm
#1051
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Uranus
Posts: 333
Odd datapoint in MA S&S today. It's out of the way, in a ghetto area, so still a few VGC's left on the racks. One of you a-holes tried to hide a couple too but I saw through that quickly....
Anyway, service desk rep tells me straight up that the cards won't get me any gas points. I figure she doesn't know what she's talking about and do the transaction anyway. Sure enough, no gas points.
Didn't push the issue given my already preposterous gas point balance, but certainly very strange.
Anyway, service desk rep tells me straight up that the cards won't get me any gas points. I figure she doesn't know what she's talking about and do the transaction anyway. Sure enough, no gas points.
Didn't push the issue given my already preposterous gas point balance, but certainly very strange.
Jul 8, 2014, 9:07 pm
#1052
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 31
I purchased 1k today from my local S&S, and got my 2,000 gas points. I apologize if this has been asked, I didn't see any information in the WIKI or the S&S website FAQs. If the max discount is $2.20/gallon (2,200 points), and let's say I have 5000 points, do the remaining 2,800 points carryover to be used for a future gas purchase?
Jul 8, 2014, 9:10 pm
#1053
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 279
I purchased 1k today from my local S&S, and got my 2,000 gas points. I apologize if this has been asked, I didn't see any information in the WIKI or the S&S website FAQs. If the max discount is $2.20/gallon (2,200 points), and let's say I have 5000 points, do the remaining 2,800 points carryover to be used for a future gas purchase?
Jul 9, 2014, 7:23 am
#1054
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 466
I purchased 1k today from my local S&S, and got my 2,000 gas points. I apologize if this has been asked, I didn't see any information in the WIKI or the S&S website FAQs. If the max discount is $2.20/gallon (2,200 points), and let's say I have 5000 points, do the remaining 2,800 points carryover to be used for a future gas purchase?
From the last line of the wiki:
"If you have more points than are required for your redemption they will remain in your account until they expire. i.e. If you have 10,000 points and you redeem 2,200 for a fillup, you will have 7,800 points left in your account."
Jul 9, 2014, 7:37 am
#1055
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 136
New circular does in fact indicate the Red Robin promo, but the earlier week's circular shows the 4X bonus for Giant Gas Points continues until 7/12 for PA Giant stores and 7/10 for S&S. Ask your merchant to show last week's circular and you will see the dates for the promotioin. Get your points NOW~!~
Jul 9, 2014, 7:40 am
#1056
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 31
Any chance that was added to the Wiki after I posted? I'm pretty sure that was not there before I posted, but if it was I apologize as there's no excuse.
Jul 9, 2014, 8:12 am
#1057
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: DL DM 2MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
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Plenty of cards at the couple S&S out in my area in metrowest MA. Seems people are all buying the 'gray' colored ones, and ignoring the blue birthday or pink flowery version.
Jul 9, 2014, 9:10 am
#1058
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 303
I actually prefer the colorful ones, to help me distinguish and helping to not mix up with the staples $200 cards I buy through inking.
Jul 9, 2014, 10:30 am
#1059
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
yep ran into that myself, solved it by putting a '5' on the label on the front of the card that covers up 'Gift Card' , I do that when I 1st remove the GC from its pkg
Jul 9, 2014, 1:40 pm
#1060
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Northeast USA
Posts: 300
Love this area - never did I think I would find myself at so many different S&S locations in such a short span of time
Jul 10, 2014, 12:31 am
#1062
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Posts: 1,075
Wiped out the remaining variable loads at my closest Giant today. Up to 66,2102 gas points that I'll obviously never use but I have to get MB VGCs from somewhere so I might as well scan my Giant card when I do it. About to leave on a 7 day trip on Saturday so hopefully they will have restocked the variables by the time I'm back.
Jul 10, 2014, 1:39 am
#1063
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards
Posts: 624
Odd datapoint in MA S&S today. It's out of the way, in a ghetto area, so still a few VGC's left on the racks. One of you a-holes tried to hide a couple too but I saw through that quickly....
Anyway, service desk rep tells me straight up that the cards won't get me any gas points. I figure she doesn't know what she's talking about and do the transaction anyway. Sure enough, no gas points.
Didn't push the issue given my already preposterous gas point balance, but certainly very strange.
Anyway, service desk rep tells me straight up that the cards won't get me any gas points. I figure she doesn't know what she's talking about and do the transaction anyway. Sure enough, no gas points.
Didn't push the issue given my already preposterous gas point balance, but certainly very strange.
Jul 10, 2014, 6:40 am
#1065
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: DL DM 2MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 15,193
Have some local friends you want to give cheap gas to for a month? No point in letting it go to waste.